Killer kebabs

How can anything so beautiful be so bad for you? Photograph: Rex Features

Every week it seems there's another scare story about the perils of junk food. But the latest concerning the potentially lethal nature of doner kebabs is really likely to stick in your gullet.

Scientists have found that the average doner kebab contains the equivalent of a wine glass full of cooking fat. Nutritionists warn that eating two a week could cause a heart attack within 10 years.

The health risks of the doner kebab don't really come as a surprise. Let's face it - it can't just be coincidence that most of us never touch the greasy lumps of offal except for when we're plastered.

What's more, the potentially deadly junk food has already been the subject of an investigation by ITV's Tonight with Trevor MacDonald which concluded they were rather unhealthy (boy, how did that exposé miss out on a Bafta?).

Indeed, the deadly reputation of the kebab is worldwide. One of Afghanistan's most notorious serial killers used them to ensnare her 27 victims.

Meanwhile in China they like a little more bite from their kebabs - or should that be sting.